Rugby Australia to target top NRL talent

[Dark Corner]

“The water runners have covered more metres than the players” - one of the commentators this morning. What an utterly turgid bludger of a game. At least yesterday had one team playing entertaining footy.

I thought yesterday game was just as bad in a different way but last week was brilliant pity Ireland and France didn't get the win in both tight contest.
Now just want the All Blacks to smash the Boks as I was supporting the Bok's tonight.

 

[ColdWetPanther]

Ahaha England snatching defeat from the jaws of victory


they will be gutted

But they played it in the right way. Moral winners.

 

[King-Gutho94]

Ahaha England snatching defeat from the jaws of victory


they will be gutted

South Africa have done the world proud twice in the past 12 hours.

 

[SpaceMonkey]

I thought yesterday game was just as bad in a different way but last week was brilliant pity Ireland and France didn't get the win in both tight contest.
Now just want the All Blacks to smash the Boks as I was supporting the Bok's tonight.

Eh, NZ and SA both deserve to be there, after winning the QFs against the top seeds. Just glad England are out on their arse

 

[Dark Corner]

Eh, NZ and SA both deserve to be there, after winning the QFs against the top seeds. Just glad England are out on their arse

England played the best Rugby tonight as in Scrum, Ruck , Kicking and not any passing of the ball they are truely awful.

 

[taste2taste]

“The water runners have covered more metres than the players” - one of the commentators this morning. What an utterly turgid bludger of a game. At least yesterday had one team playing entertaining footy.

If you want a laugh check out the official match highlights, it's 3 minutes of penalties you can't make this sh#t up

 

[Wb1234]

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[Munky]

Bring able to hit forty five metre penalties and drop goals so consistently is an impressive skill.

Completely f**ks over the sport as an entertainment product though.

 

[Wb1234]

Bring able to hit forty five metre penalties and drop goals so consistently is an impressive skill.

Completely f**ks over the sport as an entertainment product though.

Yeh they can pay Cleary 3 million pa just to knock over penalty goals

 

[Suitman]

If you want a laugh check out the official match highlights, it's 3 minutes of penalties you can't make this sh#t up

That's just laughable.
How embarrassing for that sport but no doubt it'll go down as one of the great RWC semi-finals of all time.

 

[Chins get the wins]

Bring able to hit forty five metre penalties and drop goals so consistently is an impressive skill.

Completely f**ks over the sport as an entertainment product though.

The ball is a lot easier to kick

 

[gerg]

If you want a laugh check out the official match highlights, it's 3 minutes of penalties you can't make this sh#t up

Just watched this. Honestly how can rugby be so popular in some countries? As noted earlier I used to play the game, for 7 years and I don't even know what half of those penalties were for.

 

[Iamback]

Just watched this. Honestly how can rugby be so popular in some countries? As noted earlier I used to play the game, for 7 years and I don't even know what half of those penalties were for.

Soccer is the same, What is it with sports that nothing happens in being populat

 

[Wb1234]

If you want a laugh check out the official match highlights, it's 3 minutes of penalties you can't make this sh#t up

Turgid

 

[gerg]

Soccer is the same, What is it with sports that nothing happens in being populat

Meh, sockah does nothing for me but I can appreciate the skill involved and it usually has a decent flow. Rugby results are on the whim of a pedantic referee blowing 50+ penalties a game for the most technical of infringement. But then they ignore a dozen knock ons and forward passes.

 

[Wb1234]

Soccer is the same, What is it with sports that nothing happens in being populat

Yeh but at least soccer highlights are good

 

[Iamback]

Meh, sockah does nothing for me but I can appreciate the skill involved and it usually has a decent flow. Rugby results are on the whim of a pedantic referee blowing 50+ penalties a game for the most technical of infringement. But then they ignore a dozen knock ons and forward passes.

Not always. Sides can win with 10 men. They can just flood their own half to edge out a 0-0 draw.

Ball stays in play for longer but the 3-4 min highlight reel is lacking actual highlights

 

[titoelcolombiano]

I don't watch Union so maybe there is a reason why this would be a poor game plan... but since drop goals are worth 3 points, why not just pot them everytime you are in range?

 

[Wb1234]

I don't watch Union so maybe there is a reason why this would be a poor game plan... but since drop goals are worth 3 points, why not just pot them everytime you are in range?

7 tackle sets if they miss ?

 

[SpaceMonkey]

I don't watch Union so maybe there is a reason why this would be a poor game plan... but since drop goals are worth 3 points, why not just pot them everytime you are in range?

Mainly because penalties are worth the same and they’re easier to kick so teams like England tend to just play for those instead

but I’ve seen both England and SA win with multiple drop goals before.